When it comes to supporting athletes with intellectual disabilities, the Fort Dodge community is often a medalist. Citizens and local law enforcement officers come together annually to raise money for Special Olympics Iowa at an event called Cop on a Rooftop. It is an event held statewide. ...

Folks in Los Angeles may think that Dodger Stadium is in their town. And yes, there is a structure out there with that name. But obviously, the real Dodger Stadium is right here in Fort Dodge. It has stood for 86 years, and after a just-completed $4.9 million update, it is ready to be the ...

After much give and take during the just concluded legislative session, Iowa’s lawmakers moved to do the right thing for the state’s community colleges. The lawmakers approved $7.5 million in additional state money for those colleges for the fiscal year that begins July 1. But getting ...

When the veterans aboard the May 7 edition of the Brushy Creek Area Honor Flight stepped off the plane that night to a boisterous welcome home ceremony at Fort Dodge Regional Airport, more than just their daylong voyage came to an end. Many in the cheering, clapping crowd probably did not ...

Today is Memorial Day. For many people, it is a time to welcome the summer season by taking advantage of a three-day holiday weekend to spend time relaxing with friends and family. It is important, however, not to forget what this day is truly about. Beginning soon after the Civil War, a ...

One aspect of the ongoing development of Corridor Plaza got fairly controversial earlier this year. It is time to set aside the flap over the transactions involving The Pavilion and look at the big picture of what is happening on the property where Crossroads Mall once stood. That big picture ...